William Penn once wrote No pain, no palm; no
thorns, no throne, no gall, no glory; no cross,
and no crown. This quote strongly relates to
Etheridge Knight s Hard Rock Returns to Prison
from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane, for the
main character of Knight s Hard Rock too is faced
with the struggle between his desire for elevated
status among his admirers and defiance of the
norms of the society. During the era of 1950 s and
the 1960 s, our country was overcome by the
struggle for humanity a...

Essay 1, pt. 1 Race relations are an ever
prominent issue in American society. Controversies
focusing around race are a commonly seen smeared
across the front page of the newspaper or
headlining on the evening news. The opposition is
usually between a minority group and "The Man," a
colloquialism used by many Blacks to refer to the
overwhelming power stemming from white racist
tendencies. This racial tension can sometimes can
cause the oppressed to band together against the
oppressor. Many times...

In our society today, it is very sad that the
African-American community has lost a great trust
and respect for the Mayor, the police commissioner
and the N. Y. P. D. Amadou Diallo's shooting was
very upsetting for the African-American community.
The shooting shock many people because an unarmed
innocent black male was shot 41 times in front of
his home by four officers that assume him to be a
rapist. Amadou Diallo was a black man in a
primarily black neighborhood who saw four guys in
the middl...

America is a Country based on diversity and
immigration of many cultures creating a melting
pot people from all over the world living together
in freedom. The Asian American ethnic group is
also based on diversity and different immigration
patterns of different cultures all representing
each other under one name Asian American. Asian
Americans have a very diverse history and have
different subgroups that have different social
status. This essay will discuss and analyze the
history of and how Asi...

Cardiovascular Disease in the African American
Community Causes, Preventions, and Treatments
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to the
dysfunctional conditions of the heart, arteries,
and veins that supply oxygen to vital life-
sustaining areas of the body like the brain, the
heart itself and other vital organs. Since the
term cardiovascular disease refers to any
dysfunction of the cardiovascular system there are
many different diseases in the cardiovascular
category, and many of these diseases...

During the Harlem Renaissance a new feeling of
racial pride emerged in the Black Intelligencia.
The Black Intelligencia consisted of
African-American writers, poets, philosophers,
historians, and artists whose expertise conveyed
five central themes according to Sterling Brown, a
writer of that time: "1) Africa as a source of
race pride, 2) Black American heroes 3) racial
political propaganda, 4) the "Black folk"
tradition, and 5) candid self-revelation." Two of
the main people responsible for th...

Ida B. Well sIda B. Wells (1862-1931) was a
newspaper editor and journalist who went on to
lead the American anti-lynching crusade. Working
closely with both African-American community
leaders and American suffragists, Wells worked to
raise gender issues within the 'Race Question' and
race issues within the 'Woman Question.' Wells was
born the daughter of slaves in Holly Springs,
Mississippi, on July 16, 1862. During
Reconstruction, she was educated at a Missouri
Freedman's School, Rust Univers...

The American Community in the 1900's to the 1920's
was in fact a totally different generation than
its successor not only because of cultural and
economic reasons but also because of world events
and the rise of technology. Americans in the early
1900's were a closely knit generation with a sense
of community, morals, and obligations. They had an
'instilled's et of ideals and values and their
lives were very much affected by the rise of
technology. Living in America in the early part of
the 1900...

The Perpetuation of Negative Images of African
Americans through Mass Media Why as white people
have we been lulled into thinking its safe to be
around other white people. Why have we been taught
since birth that it's the people of that other
color we need to fear? They " re the ones that
will slit your throat (Moore 57). The mass media
has played and will continue to play a crucial
role in the way white Americans perceive
African-Americans. As a result of the overwhelming
media focus on crime, ...

What is the American Dream To many people across
the globe, the United States of America appears to
be a place where one can be proud of. America the
land where dreams come true and there is always a
chance for any person to succeed. People who are
not from the United States have been painted a
beautiful picture of what life in our country is
like. Not only do they think that there is a
special place in America for them and the perfect
career for each individual, but unfortunately this
is not al...

The Black Vote: African Americans as an Interest
Group The African-American community is comprised
of 34 million people, and makes up approximately
12. 8 percent of the American population (Barker,
Jones, Tate 1999: 3). As such, it is the largest
minority group in the United States. Yet,
politically, the black community has never been
able to sufficiently capitalize on that status in
order to receive the full benefits of life in
America. Today, African-Americans, hold less than
2 percent of the ...

The Coldest Winter Ever Born Lisa Williamson in
1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that
burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992
when she was criticized by then Presidential
candidate Bill Clinton for saying "If Black people
kill black people every day, why not have a week
and kill white people?" Clinton was trying to
prove to other Democrats that he did not
sympathize with the organization that Souljah was
a member of. She basically said Bill Clinton and
went on to sign music an...

LADY SINGS THE BLUES What is a song but a poem set
to music? Take away the music from a good song and
the rhythm of the words will create its own
musical sound. "Songs For a Colored Singer", a
poem written by Elizabeth Bishop, is a song
without the music. Bishop's use of repetitive
rhymes creates the lyrical, song like, structure
to her poem. The voice of the song belongs to a
black woman who encounters adversity throughout
the poem. The sum of the elements, a black woman
singing about hard time...

Booker T. And W. E. B. Two great leaders of the
African American community in the late 19 th and
early 20 th century were W. E. B. Du Bois and
Booker T. Washington. However they disagreed on
strategies for African American social and
economical progress. Their opposing philosophies
can be found in much of today s discussion over
how to end class and racial injustice, what is the
role of African American leadership, and what do
the haves owe the have-nots in the African
American community. Book...

The Harlem Renaissance was a turning point for
many African Americans. A vast amount of
literature was created specifically for this group
during this era. It was a period when the African
American "was in vogue" and "white thinkers and
writers were devoting a considerable amount of
attention" to them (Taylor 91, 90). For the first
time, African Americans were being told that it
was okay to be proud of who they were. This new
consciousness and self-awareness was prominent in
many works of litera...

Jack A. Cassin 5/4/99 Dr. Cordell ENG 104
Reservation Gambling Throughout the course of
early United States history, settlers and the
federal government have squeezed Indians from
large tribal acreage to small settlements in
desolate parts of our country. Eventually the
federal government made distinct the boundaries of
Indian land through treaties with the individual
tribes. In the past two decades there has been an
explosion of Native American Casinos and other
gaming facilities on Indian rese...

Could one ever imagine a world where a small
percentage of people do not dominate in the
cooperate world but every individual, even an
African American, is practically equal? Could one
imagine a world where Bill Gates' worth is as much
as the poorest African American individual? Could
one ever imagine a world where African Americans
would benefit and be instrumental as much as other
races in the economy? There would be no dominate
individual or race, but the nation will be
stronger and the econo...

Since the mid to late eighteen hundreds Harlem has
been a city of immigration and migration. Alain
Locke puts it this way: "Harlem has come to
mean... another statue of liberty on the landward
side of New York" (Locke, "Harlem"). He continues
that Harlem "stands for a folk-movement which in
human significance can be compared with the
pushing back of the western frontier... or the
waves of immigration which have swept overseas."
Locke defines Harlem as a city of opportunity and
hope for the vast...

It is to the media that the vast majority of the
American public turn for their information. From
this single source, the American people receive
their knowledge of the world. It is through this
singular, narrow channel of communication that
ignorant and apathetic people are selectively fed
false, biased, and fabricated information. The
media's coverage of breaking news and events that
shape our culture in the United States is biased
when it reports the crimes associated with race
and ethnicity....